The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Ohema watches her mother leave with a complicated expression. Deep inside, she was scared. Of course, her mother is her mother, but she is also the queen of 500,000 people. It is her job to make sure they are cared for.

However, now that their battle with the lunar Beasts is starting to get out of hand, Ohema is aware they are seeking a new home.

But the new home they seek isn’t an empty place. It is occupied by people like Klaus, people she has come to love and care for.

The idea of going to war with them is something she doesn’t want to entertain. Of course, she would outright reject any idea from the moon race that she should ally with them.

Now that her name has Hanson in it. She would never side with the moon race. But that would also mean she would have to face them and kill her own people.

Her inner conflict is just too much for her at the moment. She needs her mother to reach the seven elders before they try something foolish.

‘Mother, try to get through the thick skulls of those seven, or don’t say I didn’t warn you,’ she sighs. Klaus is up ahead, doing the killing, but the tribulation shows no sign of stopping anytime soon.

And it wasn’t Ohema alone who was facing this inner dilemma; Queen Lunara was going through the same thing.

If the grand elders couldn’t be reasoned with, she would have to make a difficult decision that could mean either losing two daughters or reuniting her family, stronger than ever.

As queen, she was supposed to listen to the cries of her people and secure a better future for them. But since she couldn’t make decisions on her own without consulting her council, she was now thrust into a situation she couldn’t easily navigate.

Thankfully, her daughter had given her a way forward, and that way was Klaus.

“I know you seven want what is best for our people. I do too. But before we proceed with our plans, watch the tribulation until it ends. After that, if you still wish to attack the humans, I won’t stop any of you.” Explore more stories at empire

Yes, the Queen was taking a page out of her daughter’s book to prevent a massacre that could claim thousands of lives.

Her strategy now depended on what miracle Klaus would come up with. Of course, her trust in Klaus was not blind. She didn’t trust him personally; she only trusted her daughter and hoped her plan would succeed and lead to a good outcome.

After saying those words, she left and returned to her daughter, leaving the seven Grand Elders to make their decision.

If, in the end, they chose to attack, the only kindness she would show Klaus and her daughter would be ensuring their safe passage to Earth; the next time they met, it would be in war.

Humans had a lot at stake without having the faintest idea. Klaus, who had no idea he was currently being used to gauge Earth’s threat level to the moon race, was enjoying a brutal massacre in the air.

His mind was in an overdrive.

One part of his mind was controlling the Void Piercing Needles, which he was using to kill targets on the ground alongside the Bell of Harrows.

Another part was controlling the Crescent Disc, ensuring that the chains not being absorbed into the TPP were being cut into tribulation runes.

Yet another part was manipulating the Razor Disc, making sure the monsters from level one of the tower were being dealt with.

Meanwhile, he was carrying out a massacre of his own, focusing on the Knights. Still, Klaus couldn’t believe that the heavens had sent knights after him when they could have sent a monster instead.

Well, they were rich in tribulation runes, so he wasn’t complaining. Killing them was all he could do; the third core was also gradually taking shape.

‘Hmm, it looks like these knights possess some kind of sentience’, Klaus thought as a wave of uneasiness washed over him.

Then it happened: one of the knights slipped past him and went after Queenie, who was calmly sitting and watching Klaus take on the lightning knights.

“Tsk,” Klaus smirked, amused as he watched the knight go. He wasn’t particularly bothered, but he was concerned, considering the heavens were going against the rules here.

Of course, Klaus knew that the Lightning Source Diagram wasn’t foolproof, especially since he hadn’t used it before.

However, the mere fact that the heavens weren’t sending their entire force after Queenie and only one knight suggested they were bending the rules.

This also meant Klaus’s initial assumption—that the heavens wouldn’t come after Queenie—could change at any moment. He had to come up with a plan.

Fortunately, he had the perfect plan. After all, he had thousands of skills, techniques, and spells stored in his mind, waiting to be unleashed. He wouldn’t show any mercy in that regard.

“Ice Pillar: Dawn of a Thousand Arrows”

Klaus activated the skill that could handle the monsters and knights that might slip past him. The pillar stood behind the Bell of Harrows, extending high up in the air.

Soon, ice arrows filled the air, striking the monsters as they flowed out. The heavens aimed to kill, so he wouldn’t show mercy.

Considering the large amount of energy it was receiving, the third core was almost formed. The TPP was feeding more into it, while Klaus was also contributing a significant amount.

It was the kind of situation where one knew they were suffering to achieve it, but it was very rewarding.

Klaus could feel his star qi draining much faster with the Ice Pillar skill now active. However, with his first and second cores formed, he now had the energy to sustain his skills.

Not that he would be at a disadvantage, but the moment his third core formed, everyone would witness the paragon’s true nature.

The seven grand elders watching Klaus’s display all had contemplative looks on their faces.

As Queen Lunara had told them, they should observe the tribulation and then decide whether to attack Earth or form an alliance with its people.

They currently didn’t have an answer, as their pride wouldn’t allow it. They were too arrogant to lower their standards and form alliances with those they considered inferior.

Indeed, the Moon Race thought they were superior to humans, so they did not want to consider the idea of lowering their standards to form an alliance.

Yet now, watching Klaus, they couldn’t come up with any logical reasoning. Klaus’s actions had thrown all forms of reasoning they knew out the window.

Now, the only question on their minds was, are humans truly weak, or do they only appear to be weak? While they pondered this, Klaus continued to farm tribulation points.

His core was absorbing everything, and soon, it would be complete.

A while later, the third core formed, and Klaus felt overpowered. Suddenly, energy surged into the Ice Pillar, causing it to rise 300 meters tall within seconds.

The arrows also tripled in speed and number as they began raining down on the monsters.

“What in the hell?” Grand Elder Ylthia shouted.

Klaus was entering a serious phase now. Whether the heavens would allow it or not, the tribulation continues.